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Jan. 22, 2016

NEW YEAR, NEW CARPET! We from Pikes Peak Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning wish to wish you a Happy New Year! Considering thestart of the New Years what better method to start it off fresh and clean with Pikes Peak Chem-Dry. Below are somefactors why you shouldrefresh your carpet this month and why we will be the most effective Carpet Cleaners for your need. We appreciate your great and never ending bussiness andintend the very best for your New Year!

December 31, 2015

Cleaning Tricks toMake Your Home Healthier throughout the New Year

1. Clean countertops regularly. Countertops aren't only where food is prepared, but it’s also where dirt, dust, bacteria and allergen particles floating in the air often settle. If you've got a countertop with granite or tile, it’s best tochoose a mild cleaner and preferably one that will refresh the sealer. It is important to keep sealer fresh to avoid bacteria from entering the porous areas of the stone.

2. Keep carpets and rugs clean. Vacuuming and routine cleaning are beneficial in maintaining cleaner carpets, but aren't really enough. For that reason, the EPA recommends getting carpets cleaned professionally at least one time every year. Homes with pets and/or children, it is recommended to choose a cleaning service, such as Chem-Dry, two or three times every twelve months. For homeowners with pets, it’s advisable tohave a professional cleaning service which hasan effective urine detection and removal process. To eliminate absolutely the most germs from your own own carpets and rugs, request adding a sanitizer in the cleaning process tokill off and eliminate bacteria plus a protectant, which puts a protective coating for the carpet fibers and makes it much easierwhich ensures you keep carpets cleaner for a longer period of time.

3. Don’t forget about your upholstered furniture. Vacuuming upholstered furnishings are nearly as easyis just as important as carpets, especially in the high-traffic areas like family rooms. It’s recommended to vacuum the upholstery in your home once every other week and also have it cleaned professionallyonce per year.

4. Sanitize high touch points of your home, including door knobs, toilet handles, faucets and switches. Spending several minutes sanitizing those areas, particularly pre and post guests come into your home, could go a long way toward minimizing multiplication of germs. More preventive techniques to minimizing multiplication of germs include being vigilant about washing your hands regularly in the day and placing a bottle of hand sanitizer in your high-traffic areas of your home, that makes it convenient and easy to have your hands clean and germ-free.

5. Use door mats or area rugs in entry ways and high-traffic areas, these may do a great job of trapping dirt and allergens before they get into the heart of the home. The reality is that carpets and rugs end up as filters that capture and trap dirt, dust and allergens and stop them from going into the air and spreading within the home. On hard surfaces, these particles simply settle then are stirred back into the air next timethere's traffic and activity in the area. Using door mats and area rugs is a great and inexpensive technique to prevent unwanted and unhealthy particles from getting deeper in your home or from residing in the air where they may spread easier to members of your family.

6. Check and replace your heating and air conditioning filters. While furnaces are necessary to keeping homes warm during the colder months, it’s important tochange the furnace air filter at regular intervals in order to avoid dirt, dust and other unhealthy particles from being distributed around the house. Follow the recommended replacement timing for each and every filter which is located on the package. To remember when it’s time to change the filter, write the date that you’re performing the replacement on the outer edge of the new filter that you’re installing to make it easy to know whenever your next one is due.

Leather Cleaning

This operator has been trained as a Chem-Dry leather specialist to clean, protect and repair leather using Chem-Dry's effective products and solutions. Trust your leather to a certified leather specialist.

Stone and Tile Cleaning

This operator has been trained and certified in tile and grout cleaning and sealing. Additionally, this operator has met specific standards for proper equipment and solutions. Trust your tile, stone and grout to this certified franchise.

*Based on studies conducted by independent laboratories of Chem-Dry’s HCE (Hot Carbonating Extraction), P.U.R.T. (Pet Urine Removal Treatment), Granite Countertop Renewal, and Tile, Stone & Grout cleaning processes. Allergens tested were dog and cat dander and dust mite allergen. Pet odor results based on testing with the most common odor sources found in dog and cat urine. Pet urine bacteria results based on Chem-Dry’s HCE cleaning process and a sanitizer, combined with P.U.R.T. All bacteria results include use of sanitizer. Figures are an average across multiple tests.